November 2017 - Rava Realty

Rental perks are no longer stopping the fall of rents

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September’s vacancy rate was the highest it’s been all year, hitting 2.6 percent in Manhattan (source: Douglas Elliman monthly report). The median net effective rent slipped slightly to $3,334, while the share of new leases with concessions hit 27 percent, up from 15 percent last year.

In Brooklyn, the net effective median rent fell by 6 percent to hit $2,757 in September — representing the largest drop since March 2015. Meanwhile in Queens, the median net effective ...

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Demand for Queens and Brooklyn homes outpace supply

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Third quarter of 2017 saw residential prices go up to new heights for homes in Brooklyn and Queens. In Brooklyn, median sale price went up to $790,000, which is $5000 below the record price hit in the borough last quarter (source: Miller Samuel quarterly report).

This indicates that the market has not yet reached its peak and is on the cusp of seeing average sales price break the $1 million threshold — $981,623 was the average sales price in Q3. Brooklyn ...

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Developers are long-term bullish on Little Havana

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Little Havana, an area bordered by the Miami River, I-95, Southwest 17th Avenue, Southwest 9th Street and Northwest 27th Avenue, is drawing increasing interest from developers — particularly the eastern section given its proximity to the Downtown and Brickell neighborhoods. This area is where many millennials who can’t quite afford to live Downtown and Brickell are settling.

While current zoning laws are hindering a building boom, developers see a light at the end of the tunnel. Juan ...

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WeWork to debut flagship downtown Miami location in December

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The co-working firm will open its fourth Miami area location on December 1 at the Security Building, a historic 15-story building at 117 Northeast First Avenue. This location will have space for more than 1,200 members, 20 lounges, phone booths and event space. WeWork inked a 15-year lease for the nearly 97,000-square foot building. They already have two locations in Miami Beach and one at Brickell City Centre.

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